ENT TRY IN NFORM MATION N RE FER TO THE T SEC CTION CH HAMPION NSHIP DA ATES, DE EADLINE DATES , SITES & E ENTRY FE EES DOC CUMENT FOR YOU UR SECT TION’ S SP PECIFIC INFORMATION Everry applicant (except exe empt applicants) must go g through a two-stage e process ass follows: 1. 2.

nd compete in your Se ection PGA Professiona al Champion nship. See “Section Ch hampionship p Enter an Dates, Deadline Date es, Sites & Entry E Fees” document d fo or your Secttion’s speciffic information. A pre-de etermined number of to op finishers from each Section, plu us certain ex xempt playe ers, will then n advance to the 2017 PGA Pro ofessional Championsh C hip schedule ed to be p played June e 18-21, 2017 7 (Sunday through We ednesday) at a Sunriver Resort, R Sunrriver, Oregon. An addittional $100 e entry fee will be requirred to enterr the PGA Prrofessional Championsh bility deadline must also C hip and eligib o be met.

All m members who w wish to play in the 2017 PGA P Profes sional Cham mpionship, and/or the e 2017 PGA A Cham mpionship (both of which will have e an eligibilitty deadline y you must meet); you must first enter your 2016 6 Secttion PGA Pro ofessional Championshi C p (unless yo ou are exem mpt). Prov vided all elig gibility requirements are e met, exemptions are a as follows:  Former Champions through 19 996 have a lifetime exe emption. Fo ormer Champions begin nning in 1997 7 forward d are exemp pt into the national n Championship u until he/she reaches the e age of 60 0 or for a minimu um of 10 yea ars from suc ch victory, whichever w is the later.  Top 20 0 and ties in the 2016 PG GA Professio onal Champ ionship.  The 20 016 Assistantt PGA Profe essional Assistant Cham pion.  The current Playerr of the Yearr. Exem mpt players have the option, but are a not required, to play y in their Se ection qualiffier provided d entries are e mad de prior to th he deadline and eligibilitty is met.

ELIG GIBILITY Y Eligibility is limitted to PGA members who w meet all of the follow wing criteria a: 1.

Must be eligibly emp ployed in an nd classified d in one of t he following g active membership cllassifications at the time of entry y and their Section’s entry e deadliine date. T The PGA off America h headquarters records must m reflectt this status at time of entry and as of their Sec ction’s entry y deadline da ate.

*MP

A-10

Master Pro ofessional Head Professional at a PGA Rec cognized Go olf Course Head Professional at a PGA Rec cognized Go olf Range Director off Golf at PGA A Recognized Golf Facilitie es Past Presid dents of the Association A Golf Instru uctor at a PGA A Recognized d Facility Head Proffessional at a PGA Recog gnized Facilitty Under Con nstruction Assistant Golf G Professional at a PG GA Recognize ed Facility Employed in Profession nal Positions in i Manageme ent, Developm ment, Owners ship Operatio on and/or Fin nancing of Facilities Golf Clinician

A-11

Golf Administrator

A-24

A-12 A-13

College or University Golf Coach General Ma anager

LMA LMMA

A-1 A-2 A-4 *A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 A-9

A-14

Director of In nstruction at a PGA Recog gnized Facility y

A-15

Ownership o or Managemen nt of a Retail Golf Facility

A-16

Golf Course A Architect

A-17 A-18 A-19

Golf Course S Superintende ent Golf Media Golf Manufac cturer Management

A-20

Golf Manufac cture Sales Re epresentative e

A-21

Tournament Coordinator/ /Director for Organization ns, Businessess or Associattions

A-22

Rules Official

A-23

Club Fitting//Club Repair Employed w within the golf industry an nd not eligible for another A Active classifiication Life Member Active Life Member Master Profe essional Activ ve

*Musst be eligibly y employed in one of th he above me entioned acttive membership classiffications to b be eligible. 2.

Must nott have playe ed in more than ten (10 0) combined ustralia/New w d Adams Prro Tour, Asiian Tour, Au Zealand Tour, Dakottas Tour, Eu uropean Cha allenge Tourr, European Senior Tour, European n Tour, JPGA A Senior To our, JPGA Tour, T Ladies European Tour T (LET), L LPGA Future es Tour (Sym metra Tour)), LPGA Tour, Mackenz zie Tour Canada, OnCo ore Gatewa ay Tour (eG Golf Gatewa ay Tour), P PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR R Champio ons, PGA TO OUR LatinoA America, Sw wingThough t.com Tour (eGolf Tour), The Safa ari Tour, The e Sunshine e Tour and web.com w TO OUR tournam ments one y year prior to o Section de eadline. The e U. S. Open n, U. S. Sen nior Open, PGA Champ pionship and Senior PG GA Championship are not include ed in the 10tournament count.

PGA A Tourname ent Corporation, Inc., reserves r the e right to d determine w whether or not any p player meets eligibility and to o reject any player who does not me eet these re equirements. The PGA member will not be b eligible to o participate e if: a) th he member is serving a suspension from memb bership; b) th he member is suspende ed from tourrnament parrticipation fo or National ttournamentss; or c) th he member is classified as Class F, LM, LMM, LM MC, RM, Inac ctive, A-3, o or Honorary.

TO O ENTER To e enter your Section S PGA A Profession nal Champio onship, each h player may enter online at www w.PGA.org or call 8 800.474.2 2776 . Entrries will be accepted a be eginning May y 25, 2016. If yo ou enter by telephone, please ask for a confirmation num mber or if y you enter o online, pleasse print your conffirmation. A confirmation will be emailed to th he current ad ddress in yo our memberrship file. Conffirmation # Ame erican Expre ess, MasterC Card, or Visa a will be ac ccepted for payment. Please be p prepared to provide the e follo owing inform mation when calling to enter. e 1. 2. 3.

PGA mem mbership nu umber. Name, city and state e (as you wis sh it to appe ear on the s tarting time es, scoreboa ard, etc.). Corporattion informa ation (if app plicable). If prize mon ney is to be e paid to a corporation, you must provide the t corporation’s name and its fede eral identific cation numb ber.

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Number of (must no ot have playe ed in more than t ten (10 0) combined d) combined d Adams Pro o Tour, Asian n Tour, Au ustralia/New w Zealand Tour, Dakota as Tour, Eurropean Challlenge Tour,, European Senior Tourr, es European Tour (LET), LPGA F European Tour, JPG GA Senior Tour, T JPGA Tour, Ladie Futures Tour (Symetra a Tour), LPG GA Tour, Ma ackenzie To our Canada, OnCore Ga ateway Tourr (eGolf Gatteway Tour)), PGA TOU UR, PGA TO OUR Champions, PGA TO OUR LatinoA America, Sw wingThought.com Tour (eGolf Tour), The Safa ari Tour, Th he Sunshine e Tour and web.com T TOUR tournaments one e year priorr to Section n deadline. The U. S. Open, U. S. Senior Ope en, PGA Cha ampionship and Senior PGA Championship are e not included in the 10-tourname ent count.

Entry fee is $1110 (although h Sections may set ad dditional fee es to coverr course and e d golf car costs). See “Sec ction Champ pionship Dattes, Deadline e Dates, Site es & Entry F ees” for you ur Section’s specific info ormation.

SE ECTION INFORM MATION The PGA Board d of Directors has determined thatt the allocattion of the number of players adv vancing from m each h Section PG GA Professio onal Champ pionship to the PGA Pr ofessional C Championsh hip will be b based on the e averrage number of players s in the last five (5) yea ars (using a actual numb ber of eligib ble players sstarting their Cham mpionship). All a applicants must m compette in the Sec ction in whic ch they are a affiliated on n their Sectio on’s entry deadline date e unless they have e transferred d to a new Section. S Applicants who have transfferred into a new Section after the eir Section’ss entry dead dline have the option of competing in their original Section S or in n their new Section, butt not in both h. In order tto compete in their new w Secttion, they must inform their t new Se ection of the eir intention n at least sev ven (7) day ys prior to th hat Section's even nt. A “n no refund” policy p is in effect. Plea ase notify your y Section n directly if you need to withdraw w after their dead dline. After the entry y deadline, no money will be reffunded from m PGA Hea adquarters and anyone e requ uesting a reffund after that time will be referre ed back to ttheir respective Section n. A $25 ad dministration n fee w will be withh held for any withdrawal prior to the e entry dead dline. Any a amount colle ected above e $60 can be e refun nded by the e Section at their discrettion.

PRIZ ZE MONE EY Tota al prize money in each Section S PGA A Professiona al Champion nship will be e a minimum m of $10,000 0.

METHO OD OF P PLAY The Section PGA A Profession nal Champio onship is a stroke play e event with a minimum o of 36 holes. In the event of a tie for the last advancing place or an alternate’s place, th here should be a play-o off as determ mined by the e Secttion. Substitutions, in order o of qua alifying scores, will be a allowed for q qualifiers un nable to com mpete in the e Natio onal Champ pionship, prio or to a spec cified date.

CO ONDITIO ONS OF ENTRY This application n is subjectt to accepttance by PG GA Tournam ment Corpo oration, Inc. in its sole e discretion n. Applicant agree es that in the event of acceptan nce of the application n, the appliication and Applicant’s participation in the Sectio on PGA Pro ofessional Championsh C ip may be rejected or revoked at any time e there eafter for violation of elligibility criteria or any conditions c o of entry. Both h the applica ation and Ap pplicant’s pa articipation in the Sectio on PGA Pro ofessional Ch hampionship p are subject to alll Rules, Reg gulations, prrovisions of the Constittution and B Bylaws of th he Professio onal Golfers’ Association n of A America and other cond ditions applic cable to the e Championsship, as welll as to the tterms and c conditions of any contract wh hich PGA To ournament Corporation n, Inc., may have made with other parties with respect to o same e, inclusive of, o but not limited to, an nti-doping policies. p

Participation in all stages of the Section PGA Professional Cha ampionship is subject tto all Rules, Regulations s, and provisions of the Constitution, and applicable Secttion PGA Professiona C , Bylaws, Regulations R al Cham mpionship eligibility e criteria and other o conditions of entrry applicablle to the Se ection PGA Professiona al Cham mpionship. In addition, the followin ng condition ns apply. As a condition of entry fo or participation in the Section PG GA Professional Champ pionship, th he Applicant conssents to the e recording and/or transmission of o his/her v voice and im mage to be eing filmed, videotaped d, phottographed or televise ed in conn nection with the partticipation in n the Section PGA Professiona al Cham mpionship and any other o eventt conducted in conju unction with the Section PGA Professiona al Cham mpionship; waives, releases and assigns his/her priva ate rights to the pro oduction, re eproduction n, publlication and d disseminattion of reco ordings, tra ansmissions, video reco ordings, portraits, postters, motion n pictu ures, photographs, ima ages and electronic tra ansmissionss in any forrmat and b by any form ms of media a throughout the world, whe ether now in existence or hereinaffter created d, which depict the Ap pplicant as a participant in th he Section PGA P Professional Cham mpionship o r any phase e or portion n thereof an nd any other even nt conducted in conjunc ction with th he Section PGA P Profess ional Champ pionship to the Professional Golfers’ Asso ociation of America, A any y of its affilia ates, subsidiiaries, or asssigns for all use in conne ection with: i) ii) iii)

iv) v)

advertising, promoting, or publiciziing the Sec ction PGA P Professional Championsship or PGA A Professional Championsh hip or any broadcasts th hereof; ra adio broadc casts or “liv ve” or “dela ayed” teleca asts or telev vision programs, intern net or other electronic tra ansmissions;; broadcasts or o exhibition n on a recorrded basis a as part of a program, m motion picture or video o re ecording of the Section n PGA Professional Ch ampionship p, or year-en nd summaries of sports award progra ams or any news n or spo orts news pr ograms in a any form of m media; liv ve or taped non-exclusiive updates;; and official lithog graphs, comm memorative e yearbooks,, portraits, p posters and the like.

Applicant agree es to refrain n from any action, which will inte erfere with the orderly y recording,, production n reproduction, publication and dissem p mination of such reco rdings, tran nsmissions, films tapess, electronic c transsmissions, pictures, p pho otographs, or o images. As a condition of o entry, all players exp pressly relea ase and disc charge the PGA of Am merica, PGA Tournament Corp poration, Inc c., its affiliate es and subsidiaries, officers, directo ors, employe ees, membe ers, sponsorss, respective e PGA A Section an nd host site from and against any claims for in njuries susta ained in any y way attrib butable to or incid dental to pa articipating in the Section PGA Professional P Championsship, and acknowledge es that they y exprressly assum me the risks and dangerrs incidentall to particip pation in the e event, inclu usive of, but not limited d to, injuries caus sed by erra ant golf sho ots, injuries sustained a attributable to weatherr conditionss, or injuries attributable to the t golf cou urse or host site’s premiises. Playe ers agree tha at they choo ose to partic cipate in the e even nt at their ow wn risk and will assume the risk of injury in asso ociation witth participatting in the ev vent. Applicant agree es that Appllicant will no ot share in any part of the prize m money, whic ch Applicantt may win in n the S Section PGA A Profession nal Championship, with any a other co ontestant. If invited, Applicant agree es to play in the Profe essional-Spo onsor eventt, if one is held, and Applicant is selec cted to partticipate, and d to honor all a applicable e obligation ns should Ap pplicant agrree to partic cipate in any y laterr corporate outings fo or which Ap pplicant becomes elig ible through Applicant’s perform mance in the e p. Secttion PGA Pro ofessional Championshi C It is also unders stood that Applicant’s A participation p n in the PGA A Profession nal Champio onship is sub bject to prequalifying unless s he/she is among a those who are exempt from m qualifying. At th he 2017 PGA A Profession nal Champio onship, playe ers must em mploy a cadd die for all Ch hampionship p rounds and d shalll walk at all times t during g a stipulate ed round.

PO OLICIES Entry fees must be received d by the entry deadlines s, which are established d and set forrth herein. Therre shall be no n waivers of o entry dead dlines unless s approved by the PGA A Officers ac cting in the best interest of th he game of golf, g sponso ors, hosts/sittes, the public and/or th he players. Therre will be no o entry refun nds after the e closing datte for entrie s. Although compe eting from separate s tee es (men from m the men’s tees and women from the women’’s tees), men n and women pro ofessionals shall s compette for the sa ame purse. For examp ple, the man or woman professiona al with the lowest score shall win w first place money. Wom men particip pating from the women’s tees sha all not be e eligible to e earn playing g privileges in the PGA A Cham mpionship and a tournam ments co-spo onsored or approved a by y the PGA T TOUR, the C Champions T TOUR, or the e web.com TOUR R. Prior to starting s at the Section level, a wom man must d declare from m which teess she will be e playing.

COND DITIONS OF COM MPETITI ON The PGA Board d of Directo ors approved the follow wing chang es concerniing the Con nditions of Competition n rega arding groov ves and/or punch p mark ks in addition to allowin ng the use o of distance m measuring d devices at all three e major me ember cham mpionships starting in 2016, i.e., P PGA Professsional Cham mpionship, Senior PGA A Professional Cha ampionship and Assista ant PGA Professional Ch hampionship p: 1.

The PGA A of Americ ca adopted the conditiions of com mpetition fo or grooves a and/or pun ch marks at the Secttion level (qualifying stages) of these thre e Champio nship even nts. ALL p layers must comply with w this co ondition of competition c n. 2 2. DISTANC CE MEASUR RING DEVIC CES: A player or his/h her caddie m may obtain distance infformation by y using a device thatt measures distance. If, during a stipulated d round, a player usess a distance e measurin ng device to o gauge or measure m other condition ns that migh ht affect his/ /her play (e.g., gradientt, wind spe eed, temperrature, etc.), the player is in breach h of Rule 14--3, for which the penaltty is two (2) strokes for f first offen nse and for subsequentt offense – d disqualifica tion.

RUL LES AND D REGUL LATIONS S The conditions governing play p and the purse disttribution wiill be determ mined by th he PGA of A America and d distrributed by the appropriate PGA Section. The Section S PGA A Profession nal Champio onship will b be subject to o the o overall supe ervision of th he Section. Prop per golfing attire a must be worn at all times du uring play. T The Tournam ment Directo or may proh hibit play by y thosse who do no ot conform to dress standards of th he Section. Any player who shall be deemed guilty y of conductt unbecomin ng a Golf Pro ofessional w while particip pating in the e Secttion PGA Pro ofessional Championshi C ip or activities related t hereto (i.e., practice rou unds, hospittality events s, etc.)), or who ottherwise vio olates the Co ode of Ethic cs of the PG GA shall be subject to ffine or susp pension from m tournament play y. A player or his/ /her caddie may obtain n distance in nformation by using a device thatt measures distance. Iff, durin ng a stipulated round, a player use es a distance e measuring g device to g gauge or measure othe er conditions that might affec ct his/her pllay (e.g., gra adient, wind d speed, tem mperature, e etc.), the pla ayer is in bre each of Rule e 14-3,, for which the t penalty is i two (2) sttrokes for firrst offense a and for subssequent offe ense – disqu ualification.

The Section Tou urnament Diirector shall be authoriz zed to imposse penaltiess consisting of a fine of $100 for the e first offense, a fine of $150 0 for the second offen nse, and su uspension frrom tournam ment play ffor the third d offen nse for any of the follow wing violatio ons:  Club thro owing/club breaking  Damage to course equipment e or property  Abuse, oral o (profan nity) or otherwise dirrected at r ules officials, other competitors, spectators s, sponsors s, tournamen nt staff, volu unteers, or others o  Consump ption of alco oholic beverrages or ma arijuana (unless pre-app proved as a treatment for a medica al condition n) during prractice round ds and/or championship p rounds  Use of cellular telep phones or an ny similar cellular telec communications equipm ment on the e golf course e during ch hampionship p rounds is prohibited p  Any othe er conduct deemed d by the t Tournam ment Directo or to be unb becoming a PGA Golf Prrofessional In th he event of a tie for firstt place at th he end of the Champion nship, there will be a pla ay-off as de etermined by y the S Section Tournament Co ommittee.

AD DDITION NAL PLA AYING O PPORTU UNITIES It is anticipated that the following additional playing opportu nities may b be available e to those w who play well in th his event fro om the back k tees and women w who o play well i n this eventt from the fforward teess. All of the e follo owing benefiits may be subject s to ch hange at any y time.

Top p 20 and ties t in the 2016 PGA A Professional Cham mpionship presented by Club Car, MercedesBenz z and OMEG GA will be exempt for the 2017 PGA A Profession nal Champio onship, if alll eligibility requirements are m met.

Any y club proffessional making m the cut in the 2016 2 PGA C hampionship will be ex xempt for th he 2017 PGA A Professional Cha ampionship,, if all eligibility requirem ments are m met.

2017 PGA A PRO OFESSIONA AL CHA AMPIO ONSH IP ADD DITIONA AL PLAYING O OPPORT TUNITIE ES It is anticipated that the following additional playing opportu nities may b be available e to those w who play well in th he Section PGA P Profess sional Cham mpionship an nd PGA Pro ofessional C Championship from the BACK tees s. All o of the follow wing benefits s may be sub bject to change at any ttime.

The PGA Professional Champion C : 1.

Subject to t confirmation and ap pproval of th he PGA Tou ur and to the availability y of places in particular tournament fields as s determined d by the PGA Tour, the current PGA A Profession nal Champio on is exempt for a maximum of six (6) open tournamentts, beginnin ng after the PGA Tour C Championsh hip in the fall of the current c yearr through th he first Fed-Ex Cup ev vent in the following y year, in addition to any y sponsor exemptions s. Three (3) of these must m be fro om open tou urnaments h held opposiite to World d Golf Championships and the British Open.

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The PGA A Profession nal Champio on is exempt from Loca al Qualifying g (only) for next year’ss U. S. Open n, provided d an entry is filed by the e stated deadline.

Top p 5 Finishe ers from The T PGA Professiona al Champio onship: 3.

The top five (5) elig gible finishe ers, including g ties, to a floor of 10thh position, a at the most recent PGA A Professio onal Champ pionship sha all be exempted to Se cond Qualiffying Stage e of the web.com Tourr, provided d an entry is filed by the e stated deadline.

Top p 10 Finish hers from The PGA Profession P nal Champiionship: 4.

The top ten (10) finishers f in the PGA Professional P Championship are ex xempted fro om regiona al qualifying for next year’s British h Open provided an entrry is filed by y the stated deadline.

Top p 20 Finishers from The PGA Profession nal Champ ionship: 5.

The top twenty (20) finishers in n the PGA Professional P l Championsship will qua alify for thiss year’s PGA A Champio onship.*

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The top twenty (20)) finishers in n the PGA Professional C Championsh hip will earn n points tow ward the next PGA Cup p Team.*

It is anticipated that the following additional playin ng opportun nities may be available tto male contestants and d fema ale contesta ants who pla ay well in this event from m the BACK K OR FORW WARD tees. 7.

The currrent year’s PGA P Profess sional Cham mpion (prov vided he/she e meets elig gibility requ uirements) is exempt into i this yea ar’s Senior PGA Professiional Champ pionship.*

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Top twen nty (20) and d ties will be e exempt intto next yearr’s PGA Proffessional Cha ampionship.*

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Provided d they mee et eligibility y requireme ents, forme er Champions through 1996 have e a lifetime e exemptio on. Formerr Champions beginning g in 1997 fo orward are exempt into o the PGA Professiona al Champio onship until he/she rea aches the ag ge of 60 orr for a minimum of ten (10) years from such h victory, whichever w is s the later.

*NOTE: A playe er forfeits the t addition nal benefits earned thrrough the P PGA Professsional Cham mpionship if he/sshe fails to meet m all of the eligibility y criteria listted here: m must be classsified and e eligibly emplloyed as MP P, A-1, A-2, A-4, A--5, A-6, A-7,, A-8, A-9, A-10, A A-11, A--12, A-13, A-114, A-15, A-16, A-17, A-18 8, A-19, A-20 0, A-21, A-22 2, A-23 3, A-24, have e Life Memb ber Active or Life Memb ber Master P Professional Active statu us on the en ntry deadline e urnaments iin the immediate twelve and must not ha ave played in more than n ten (10) co ombined tou e (12) month h perio od prior to the t specific tournamentt deadline.